건달

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 乾達, from 乾 (“sky”) + 達 (“to reach”) from Sino-Korean word from 乾達婆 derived from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹nda̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [건달]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geondal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geondal
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏndal
Yale Romanization?	kental

Noun

건달 • (geondal) (hanja 乾達)

1. scoundrel; loafer

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